akathisia – A New Vision for Mental Health

Healing From Psychiatric Drug Harm, Part 1: First Steps

Author: Editorial 18th August 2023 0 Comments

This article from J.A. Carter-Winward has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “My husband, Kent, knew he couldn’t leave me alone. I was unsafe and suicidal. In my conscious mind, I knew I was unsafe because I was going…
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akathisia, International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal, J.A. Carter-Winward, Mad in America, psychiatry

What is Akathisia? – The worst side effect of any psychiatric medication

Author: Editorial 9th August 2023 0 Comments

This three-minute video comes from Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring (psychiatrist):

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akathisia, benzodiazepines, Josef Witt-Doerring, prescription drug side-effects, psychiatry, videos

‘This feels more like spin-the-bottle than science’: my mission to find a proper diagnosis – and treatment – for my son’s psychosis

Author: Editorial 27th February 2023 0 Comments

“Tanya Frank’s son Zach has lived with mental illness since he was a teenager. But after years journeying through the traditional healthcare system, could radical alternatives save him from an endless cycle of hospital stays and drugs?” This article by Tanya…
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akathisia, Open Dialogue, psychiatry, psychosis, Tanya Frank, The Guardian

My submission to Royal Commission on Mental Health Abuse

Author: Editorial 15th April 2020 0 Comments

“I don’t want anyone else to suffer the way I have. I don’t want forced psychiatry and forced psychiatric treatments in psychwards.” This 25 minute video (see below) from Janita Thurston is a submission to the Royal Commission established in…
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